Many times on this list, you'll see someone who's name sounded a little ordinary or common, and immediately understand why they swapped it for something that was more likely to command respect or attention. That isn't the case for the singer who was born Destiny Hope Cyrus in 1992; the performer better known to all of us as Miley already had a name destined to make it in entertainment. So why did she change it?
Actually, there's a cute reason for the change. Cyrus has been known by 'Miley' ever since she was a baby. She was apparently a giggly and happy baby, and her parents Tish and country music star Billy Ray Cyrus nicknamed her 'smiley', which was shortened to 'Miley' based on her inability to pronounce the word when she was a toddler. It stuck, and that's how she's been known ever since!